Literature Fellowships
Below is a list of all NEA Literature Fellowships awarded since 1965. You can search by year, name, or fellowship type (creative writing or translation).
We also have sections where you can find out more information about some of the fellows. You can meet some of the fellows who received creative writing awards from 2001 to the present. You can meet some of the fellows who received translation awards from 2011 to the present.
| Name | Year | Type | Language Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| James Simmerman | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| George Garrett | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Rodney Jones | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Carlene Hatcher Polite | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| James Heynen | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank D. McConnell | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| William Herrin | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Carver | 1970 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Collins | 1986 | Creative Writing | |
| David H. Perkins | 1973 | Creative Writing | |
| David Dwyer | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Daniel Halpern | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Ferrell | 1987 | Creative Writing | |
| Stephen Dobyns | 1974 | Creative Writing | |
| Ethan Canin | 1988 | Creative Writing | |
| Robert Morgan | 1975 | Creative Writing | |
| Jennifer Haigh | 2012 | Creative Writing | |
| Quan Barry | 2003 | Creative Writing | |
| Maxine Chernoff | 2013 | Creative Writing |